Three Methods of Modelling the Virgin's Mantle in Early Italian Painting

Muller, Norman

doi:10.2307/3179752

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“…It is an altar piece, probably made for private use, measuring 110 × 75 cm and depicting scenes from the New Testament around a central crucifixion. It is crowned by a lozenge showing the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, and completed by a false predella depicting various saints [1][2][3][4]. The painting was restored in the 1930s and the painted surface was in good condition, except for sporadic areas of colour sealed with beeswax.…”

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The role of water in the restoration of paintings

Marchettini¹,

Magrini²,

Guiducci³

et al. 2010

Int. J. DNE

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Cleaning old paintings has always been a major problem, because aqueous solutions may dissolve pigments. We succeeded in cleaning some precious old paintings of Siena using aqueous products. This success encourages us to clean a Lorenzetti masterpiece in the near future. The techniques used and a possible explanation of the surprising result are discussed in the light of recent insights into the physics of water.

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